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CHOCTAW NATION MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS
Jones, Dovie Papers 1870-1892 2 items
Collector. A ledger (1870) with entries in the Choctaw language belonging to Wilson N. Jones, a principal chief of the Choctaws, and containing information regarding a general store he operated in Cade, Indian Territory. Also included is a copy of a speech (1892) by Jones to the Choctaw general council.
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1. "Message of Gov. W.N. Jones to the General Council". Wilson N. Jones' inaugural speech to the Choctaw General Council, October 1892.
2. Cash account book used in W.N. Jones' store in Cade, Indian Territory. Many of the accounts were kept in Choctaw, 1871-1874.